Court grants appeal against Carey Pensions in landmark SIPP case

To be heard in early 2021

Hannah Godfrey
clock • 2 min read

The Court of Appeal has granted Russell Adams permissions to appeal in his landmark case self-invested personal pension (SIPP) operator Carey Pensions UK.

Lord Justice Arnold accepted the appeal on the grounds that Adams had a real prospect of success. Arnold found that the importance of the issues raised in the ground of appeal, and the delay of more than two years in producing the original judgement by Judge Dight, amounted to compelling reasons for the grant of permission.  The case will be listed for an appeal hearing at the Court of Appeal in early 2021.  In May, Carey Pensions - now named Options Pensions - won its legal battle against former client Russell Adams, with Adams' claims dismissed on all grounds. During the 2018 ...

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